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Kentucky crime and legal aid organizations

There are 186 criminal and legal assistance organizations in Kentucky. Combined, these Kentuckian crime and legal aid organizations employ 2,516 people, earn more than $198 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $181 million.
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Types of crime and legal aid organizations in Kentucky

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Felon rehabilitation programs
 
35
 
$93,449,807
Crime prevention organizations
 
33
 
$13,476,964
Abuse and exploitation prevention organizations
 
30
 
$32,054,785
Legal aid services
 
20
 
$48,688,818
Child abuse prevention organizations
 
18
 
$27,204,043
Crime and legal aid professional societies
 
14
 
$4,599,185
Crime and legal aid alliances and advocates
 
10
 
$272,537
Organizations supporting multiple crime and legal aid nonprofits
 
7
 
$1,154,772
Organizations supporting a single crime or legal aid nonprofit
 
2
 
$0
Crime and legal aid research and public policy institutes
 
1
 
$87,723
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Crime and legal aid organizations by major Kentucky cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Louisville
 
46
 
$111,440,913
Lexington
 
45
 
$36,835,798
Cincinnati, OH
 
25
 
$18,661,387
Bowling Green
 
11
 
$8,554,703
Owensboro
 
5
 
$0
Evansville, IN
 
5
 
$838,103
Huntington, WV
 
4
 
$992,523
Clarksville, TN
 
4
 
$0
Elizabethtown
 
2
 
$420,608
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Job trends for Kentucky crime and legal aid organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
21
1-10
 
23
11-25
 
16
26-100
 
6
101 to 1,000
 
3
1,000+
 
1
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Sizes of crime and legal aid organizations in Kentucky

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
36
$250k to $1M
 
26
$1M to $5M
 
16
$5M to $25M
 
8
$25M to $100M
 
1
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of crime and legal aid organizations in Kentucky

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Dismas Charities (DCI)

Committed to reducing victimization in communities by providing effective re-entry programs for offenders. The organization provides half-way houses, residential substance abuse treatment programs and social rehabilitation programs for ex-offenders.
Revenue
$82.3m
Assets
$60.2m
Employees
1,260
EIN
61-0663854
IRS type
501(c)(3)

AppalReD Legal Aid

AppalReD Legal Aid provides civil legal services to low income and vulnerable populations in eastern and south central Kentucky.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$7.4m
Employees
64
EIN
61-0848948
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Foothills Academy

Foothills Academy offers personalized treatment and management programs focused on troubled 13-18 year old youth referred from Kentucky's family and juvenile justice systems.
Revenue
$8.0m
Assets
$13.7m
Employees
241
EIN
61-1388928
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Louisville Metro Public Defender

To provide independent, effective, high-quality representation to individual clients in the spirit of the Public Defender's Credo and in compliance with the Rules of Professional Conduct.
Revenue
$10.7m
Assets
$6.7m
Employees
132
EIN
23-7129726
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Legal Aid of the Bluegrass

Legal Aid provides civil legal assistance to low-income families with children, the elderly, veterans and those needing access to healthcare.
Revenue
$7.8m
Assets
$6.0m
Employees
89
EIN
61-0668572
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Family Nurturing Center of Kentucky

Family Nurturing Center is social service agency located in Greater Cincinnati dedicated to ending the cycle of child abuse by promoting individual well-being and healthy family relationships.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$2.2m
Employees
104
EIN
31-1011326
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kentucky Legal Aid

Kentucky Legal Aid provides free legal assistance to low-income families, elderly, disabled, and vulnerable individuals in south central Kentucky.
Revenue
$6.0m
Assets
$4.3m
Employees
60
EIN
61-0916523
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Legal Aid Society

Legal Aid Society provides free civil Legal help to indigent residents in 15 KY counties, preserving homes and economic stability.
Revenue
$6.2m
Assets
$6.7m
Employees
90
EIN
61-0537626
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Children's Advocacy Centers of Kentucky

CAC Kentucky trains advocates and connects local centers with tools, resources, and support to help every child impacted by abuse.
Revenue
$10.0m
Assets
$2.5m
Employees
6
EIN
61-1395277
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Western Kentucky Federal Community Defender

Western Kentucky Federal Community Defender provides legal defense services to indigent persons charged with federal offenses in the Western District of Kentucky.
Revenue
$3.7m
Assets
$244.5k
Employees
18
EIN
61-1272294
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Gateway Children's Services

Gateway Children's Services provides residential treatment, foster care, adoption services, and outpatient behavioral health & substance abuse programs in Mount Sterling, KY.
Revenue
$3.1m
Assets
$4.5m
Employees
61
EIN
61-1033836
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Louisville Metro Police Foundation

The Louisville Metro Police Foundation is dedicated to improving the Greater Louisville community and making their city a safer place to live, work and visit by supporting the men and women of the Louisville Metro Police Department.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$5.0m
Employees
5
EIN
61-1498961
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center

The Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center provides specialized direct services to victims of Child sexual abuse from ages 0 - 17 and their non- offending family/caregivers living in allen, Barren, butler, edmonson, hart, logan, metcalfe, monroe, simpson....
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$1.4m
Employees
20
EIN
61-1337449
IRS type
501(c)(3)

GreenHouse17

Advocacy agency in Lexington, KY, ending intimate partner abuse and supporting survivors through services funded by local government, community groups, and coalitions.
Revenue
$4.1m
Assets
$2.6m
Employees
58
EIN
20-1965942
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Kentucky Bar Foundation (KBF)

The Kentucky Bar Foundation is the nonprofit, charitable arm of Kentucky's legal community. They educate and support Kentuckians through grants, programs, and other initiatives.
Revenue
$3.8m
Assets
$11.0m
Employees
0
EIN
31-0968842
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Louisville Bar Association (LBA)

Promote justice, professional excellence and respect for the law, improve public access to the judicial system, provide law-related services to the community, and serve our members.
Revenue
$906.2k
Assets
$1.9m
Employees
11
EIN
61-0457664
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Ky Access To Justice Commission

Ky Access To Justice Commission increases access to courts and high-quality legal representation for low and moderate income people in Kentucky.
Revenue
$929.1k
Assets
$295.9k
Employees
0
EIN
82-2854185
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Partnership for Juvenile Services

National Partnership for Juvenile Services advocates, promotes best practices and standards, and provides professional development for practitioners serving at-risk and delinquent youth.
Revenue
$2.5m
Assets
$1.1m
Employees
1
EIN
20-0763166
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky

Prevents child abuse in Kentucky by providing services to families and funds to organizations, while preparing publications for professionals.
Revenue
$1.4m
Assets
$1.8m
Employees
9
EIN
61-1111813
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Supporting Heroes

Supporting Heroes cares for loved ones left behind by assisting police, fire, and EMS personnel killed in the line of duty.
Revenue
$923.3k
Assets
$239.3k
Employees
9
EIN
34-2013970
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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